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NHS: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has consulted UK defence and intelligence agencies on awarding NHS data platform contracts to foreign-owned companies with defence-sector operations.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Jun 2025
Target answer date
18 Jun 2025
Answer
1 Jul 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has consulted UK defence and intelligence agencies on awarding NHS data platform contracts to foreign-owned companies with defence-sector operations.

  2. 18 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England conducted an independent and transparent procurement exercise in full compliance with public contract regulations. The selection of the preferred supplier was not determined by a single individual but was the result of a rigorous assessment pr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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